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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-05-19
THE AUCTION BIDDER.
A Curious Business Carried On by Ente
prising New Workers.

prising New Workers.
The increase in the auction business
leads to a new specially known as IBID
ders," says the New York correspondent
of the Troy Times Most men prefer to
keep their purposes secret, and indeed, If
they are seen bidding others will be sure
TO follow. Bidders are, therefore, very
useful class, and the following clipping.
extracted from a morning paper, shows
the manner in which they seek business
1--WE bid in anything you want at aur-
ton, thoroughly posted; references"
There are two methods adopted by bid
ders-one being mere bluff, while the 9TH
er is the game of perseverance. The bluff
er starts high-almost as high as his
MARYLAND thus scares off competition,
while the others worry along with small
bids, and in this manner tire out their
competitors. Iattended sale once where
a buffer carried off a fine bargain in the
following manner: The property was
estimated at $780, and when bid was
asked there were several ready to offer
from 81, 500 to $1,000. The buffer, how
ever, called out So, 900, and thus startled
the crowd They thought the man must
be so excited that it would be of no use to
compete, and the buffer got the property
for 50, 700. 1t was sold soon afterward at
large advance. Every way, indeed, is
taken to manipulate auctions, and a tile
ingenuity often produces good results.
Bidders are paid from S. to $50, and gen.
orally earn their money. Another method
is to pay people for not bidding. A very
shrewd real estate dealer of my acquaint-
ance when he wants to make a purchase
endeavors to learn who will be likely to
compete with him. He then will pay
them to stay away. He once pointed out
to me house, adding: ~ got that at
auction for So, 000 but paid man 500 to
keep away from the sale.'' How many
curious ways people have of getting bar
gains!
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-05-19
RUPTURE q;
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7 haze used tao
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Balm, and consider
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catarrh and cdtarrh-
al headache and this
is The first remedy
that afforded lasting
relief. T. Hig-
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Chicago, Ill.
Apartiele is applied in
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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-06-19
TIRED OF NORTHERN DE
NHOCRACY.

During the last two years some
mighty changes have been working
in the South. The citizens have
just reached the conclusion down
there that there is nothing in sit
ing on the verandah of q hotel all
day chewing tobacco and talking
about politics before the wah.
Recently Gen. Rosser, an ex-
Confederate General, thus talked
to a reporter in Minneapolis.
''The South is improving, and
what it wants now is business. We
have discovered that the Demo
cratic party-our Northern ally
is not the one we should be identi-
fed with. and the South will here
after act independently for its own
interests"
DO you mean that the South
has found that the Republican
party at the North is the one that
balances the Democratic party in
the South in intelligence
THAT is just what | mean. The
Democratic party of the North is
not what the South wants. It is
made up of the worst elements at
the North. 1t has got all the An
archism, Nihilism, whiskyism and
other isms The Republican party
embraces the business men and en-
ergy of the North, while our North
ern ally is made up of copperheads
and those who are disloyal. 1t the
Republicans nominate John Sher-
man it is my opinion that there
will be some very independent vot-
ing IN the South. I do not wish to
say that the South is going over to
the Republicans, for am not suf-
ficiently posted to say that, but
think that Virginia and North Car.
DINA will go Republican. The tenn.
perance element will play no part
in a political way in the South, anc
neither will the labor question
The South wants business now; anC
it will cut loose from its Northern
ally and bend its energies to get it.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-06-19
FOOLISH DEALERS.

The wine dealers in California
are throwing every possible opposi-
ton in the way of the pure wine
bill. Their action has become
matter of newspaper notoriety, and
its effect on the Coast can only be
bad. The suspicion is at once
aroused that the wine dealers of
California object to the bill because
they do not deal in honest wine.
The result will be heavy blow to
California wines all over the world.
Dealers must indeed be short
sighted who cannot see that the OPP
Grafton of a pure wine law in Cali
fornia would boom their wines ev
erywhere. With the unequaled ia
cilitles for making the best of wine
in California one would suppose
that it would not be necessary to
adulterate it. Wine can be made
at profit when sold at fifteen cents
a gallon. and the man must indeed
be thoroughly misery and merce
nary wretch who would adulterate
such cheap wine The California
dealers in fighting the bill simply
proclaim the fact to the world that
pure wine bill plnches and gals
them. The fool killer would have
steady work down there.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-06-19
LET'S GRAB HI.

IF there is revolution In the
Sandwich Islands the United States
ought to swoop down and grab the
country. During all these long
years the United States never
grabbed anything yet, while the
old mother country, England. was
reaching for everything in sight
We would have lots more respect
for Uncle Sam If he would reach
out and nab something that doesn't
belong to him. If he doesn't, some
other nation will. The u. S. has
always been too slow on the grab.
and gets left before the draw.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-06-19

The auction sale of Holstein
Fresian cattle which took place on
the 10th at Oakland CAL, was
largely attended and the prices
brought were higher than any
breed of cattle evey bought in Cali
fornia under the hammer, where SO
large a number were sold. A lot OF
46 calves averaged $l40 apiece
ranging from six weeks to ten
months old.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-06-19

The luck the railroads are hav-
ing with the Inter State Comm cree
Bill has induced a numbered people
to petition for a revision of the ten
commandments. They want the
4th section suspended for starter.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-12
Earn1 and household.

The Dorcas Magazine gives the FOL
lowing bit of advice to mothers:
A word to Observation-Disclosures can
hardly do too much for the sake of
making themselves and home attractive
to the children. 1t is true that mother
love is strong, and nc child with nasur-
al affection will cease to respect a
mother, though she be rough and un-
refined; but what p wealth of love is
given her if. TO her children, she is the
ideal Of what is good and true aud
beautifuit and childlen's eyes arc. 1ick
TO detect carelessness in dress and
speech. That woman is wise who
dresses herself p,ettily for hon child
ren's sake. What pride they hare IN
her, No fear of being repulsed when
little friends are brought in to
sec her. She always makes thets well
come and the circle the mother draws
round her is surely better for her child
than the friends he would make for
himself. She is responsible for his So
cial surroundings. True, il is not easy
tobe the child's most interesting com
panion; for bis sake to teaa So that she
can intelligerily upon current
topics and 10 strive ia every way to
make home the GREATEST attraction, but
| the motaers who have succeeded in this
have been well rcpaId in its influences
upon the character Of thor children.
Sash Curtains--SaSh curtains are
often a very desirable addition 70 che
big windows now in vogue. which arG
too wide 10 be well draped with a sin
Ole pair of curtains. Cotton Grape al
10 cents a yard is An admirahl" mate
rial Tor this purpose. Bright, sun
shiny yellow is very effective in n north
room. and white is appropriate for bed
rooms. Silk tassels TO match, sewe,
into n band like fringe. may
be had for - cents a yard made
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-12

W~AsHIHGToN, March 2.-PcnSions have seen
allowed to the following people in Iowa, as
reported to-day:
Abingdon-Calvln b. Campbell.
Allcrton-Rcissucd to jacob Leighton.
Aurella-increased To Mathew l.. Tow
kins.
B~cdf0rd-Mary f., widow OF Thomas \.
Hcdti,ks.
Characterization Pleasant.
Brooks-Michae r. Sesgr IT.
observation-disclosures 4, Maria.
Burr increased 10 Andrew j. Gras~n-
berg.
Corning-W William W Simmons. ArsA4
+. Okcy.
CAstana-Morton NcClintock.
Corydon-David A s rgcnt.
CONGRATULATIONS ~ Mills.
Des Moines-Mary A., widow Of Shernsn
B. Hunt.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT to Earnest Wintep-.
D~elta-Emilv G., mother OF Silas Garre'.
Observation-Disclosures TO Henry kOrf.
Observation-Disclosures to Andrew y.
Beedle.
Ellon-Increased To VIM. II. Mix.
E.kader--IIcreased 10 HaIvor Larsen.
Ford-Increased to Lewis.B. NcIntire.
Grundy Centcr-Increasoi to John Greer-
field.
Gsrner-Asa Gibbs.
Guthrie Center--ThoDas Mccain.
Gipton-Henry d., father Of Bconidas
Brown.
Observation-Disclosures 90 Thomas z: t2Ax
lick.
Hamburger Increased to Isaac n. Harris,
Observation-Disclosures "a Allen T.. Jones.
Northumberland to george Thomas.
KeOta-Incressed 10 BENJAMIN r. Wilson,
Lake Park-lncreased to A.. SschariASoD.
Observation-Disclosures t. John Schmit.
Ladora-Increased 10 VIM. T. Foster.
Increased To Martin Thornton.
Leon-Increased to James Il. Ovens.
Montezuma-Chas. Phillips, iucre as~d ~
Peter DriescailIe.
M0ntrose-El Eli Bah.
New Prague-Incrcased 10 BENJAMIN krnss.
Oskaloosa Increased to Joseph Motley.
Olin-Jobn A. Stuart.
Decentralization g. Hurncy.
Ottumwa-MsrY, widow OF Daniel Wlss-
ton.
Prairie City-Geo. T. Duntley.
Runnells- john G Smith.
Reeord-Incrtased to Joseph r.. Homes.
hiChland-lnCreased to Abran Hose
Sioux CITY Geo. G. rearle.
Sabula- Reissued to Fritz Schnitten.
Spencer-Incrcased to Hsnj, Pitcher.
South Amana-Rejssued TO FfedessGlS IH-
her.
Tnion-Reissued 20 h. OhsfIec.
Trenton-Robert Eeliv.
INSTRUMENTATION Abel.
Win,erset-Incressed To James Yo<brs.
Henry Elliog.
Wcukon-Jobn Strohm.
Winona-Inceased TO irwin Smith
West Liberty--John =. Ossman.
Walker-Increasei to NlcAolas Daryy.
Observation-Disclosures 10 hafayecpv Bran
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-12
A Large Prize Won by a Norfolk Club

Norfolk VA Virginian, Jan. 80: Learn
ing that one.tenth Of ticket No. 81 $50, which
drew the capit.i prize OF $3.50, 90 IN the draw
ing OF The Louisiana State LOTTERY on the
II inst, had been collected through the
Marine Bank, a reporter OF The Wiz
ginian determined TO hnd out whom
tickle fortune had 40 favored, and
soon discovered that Capt. !. Cain, Of the
steamer ''Bonito," was one of n party 70
wAom the ticket belonged. Capt. Cain was
sought, but as his steamer was In North Caro-
lima, he could not be seen until last night at
> O'Clock, when his boat arrived. At that
hour the reporter went to the wharf and
asked for Capt. Cain, and was d.
rected TO the boat, wherc he was tound lead
ing out OF the pilot house window directing
the landing OF his cargo. Upon asking a few
questions, il was learned that Captain Cain is
one of thirty residents of our city, Nho
for about TWO years have contributed
monthly one dollar each to IA club for the pur-
pose Of buying tickets Ia The Louisiana
eral prizes have been won, but none over
500, which amount has teen drawn by them
three or -four times. Just before the craving
If the lin Inst. the club bought iickts and
am0rg them WAS I've 'enthrickct TO- cred
81 $50, and ou examining the oilic.~i list
of numbers drawn, the club VereA
that they were the ORIGINATE winners Of
SIS, 600. they deposited the ticket in the
Marine bank for coll, elton, and on Thursday
received their money. Capt. Cain said the club
wopld still ctntinue - purchase tickets
monthly, as before. lOugrAtuiatirg the cap
tain on his fortune, and thanking him for his
formation, the reporter badc hips good even
ing.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-12

A correspondent Of thu Christian
Advocate, who signs his name 10 his
letter, asserts that %prohibitisn in Kan.
sas, SO far as his experience goes, is not
the success .hleged. He says: with
in my knowledge it is just AS easy to
obtain WHISKY, beer on aleen0i here "a
it was in OHIO two yeaEs ago" He
confirms what has been said before
about the abuse of druggists licenses,
and while admitting that ''lcss liquor ia
sold than formeriy,," maintains that n
good deal is still sold. and that there
really exists no such thing as .'prohi-
bition" in Kansas.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-12

but These bgures do not represent
the number and value of the COWS now.
In Kansas in 1884 the number of cows
was 5S0,9O4. and n similar increase has
taken place in other states north and
east OF Kansas. Twenty-Five years ago
there were but 20, 726 cows in the lat
ter state.-National Stockman and
Farmer.
Iowa, 1t will be seen. is third in the
list OF production.-Ep.1
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-12
NAPOLEON

sropped and looked up at the starry
heavens, and then he turned to these
men IN conversation, and SAID: "Gen.
tlemen, j heard one of you say there is
no God; IL there is no God will you
please TO tell me eSho made all that?'
Aye, if you had not been persuaded OF
ii, before, you are persuaded Of it now;
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-12

The Rev. MIR. Brown. Of Georgia,
has threatened that he will eoyYNlnd
the earth to open. 1t is bad enough 10
permit dyDamiters and bomb-throwers
to 60 ut large in this country. but here
is a man who actually deals in earth
quakes. is the United States govern
ment aware hat Mr.. Brown is abroad
in the landp
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-12
r. Is A GOD.

There ia not an Atheist In all this
house. | do not believe there ever was
a real Atheist in all the world. Napo-
leon was on a ships deck bound for
Egypt. 1t was "a bright starry night,
and rs he paced the deck. thinking OF
the great affairs of the state and Of bat
tie, ne heard two men on the deck in
conversation about God; one saying
there was a God and the other saying
there was none.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-12
An Eloquent Exhortation to His Hearers
to Accept Christianity.

BRooKLYN, Feb. 27.-The subject OF
DIR. Talmage's sermon this morning
was:
.'THE SWELLING or JORDAN
and his text Jeremiah Oh. u, v. 5:
'If thou has. run with the footmen, AID
they have wearied thee, then how csnst thou
contend with the horsesi and II Ia the land OF
peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied
thee, then how wilt thou do la the swelling oi
Jordsns"
The eloquent preacher AID
Not in a petulant but in kindly terms
| must complain that a wrong has been
done me, and the cause of honest jour
nalism, by u pretended sermon that
il going the rounds of hundreds of pa
pcrs with my name appended, a SER
mon entitled Frauds Detected" text,
Numbers, Oh. 80, v. %: But if yc
will not do so. behold, We have sinned
against the Lord: and be sure your sin
will find you OUT Not n sentence
of that pretended sermon did preach.
If this were the only offense of the kind
I would not speak of it. Such a fraud
is not only n wrong to me but to the
gentlemen who, at these tables, Sab
bath by Sabbath, take accurate report
sf what is said and done; and is a
gross wrong to the two thousand news
papers which give every week my SER
mon in full to their readers, and often
al great expense TO themselves. The
only fault ] have TO find with the news-
paper press of this country is, that
they treat me too well. But | cannot
he made responsible for entire SER
mons, not one word OF which did |
preach. But now | turn from personal
explanation to the more important sub
ect Of the text.
JEREMIAH's I~MPATIENCE.
Jeremiah had become impatient with
his troubles. God says to him: If you
cannot stand these small trials and
prosecutions, what are you going to GO
when the greater trials and persecu-
tons Gomez If you have been running
n race with footmen and they have
beaten you, what chance is there that
you will outrun horses?" And then
the figure is changed. You know in
Aprii and May the Jordan overflows
It's banks and the waters rush violently
on. sweeping everything before them.
And God says to the prophet: 1T you
are overcome with smaller trials and
vexations which have assaulted you,
what will you do when the trials and
annoyanees and prosecutions of life
come in n freshet? If in the land of
peace wherein thou trustcdst they
wearied thee, then how wilt thou do
in the swelling of Jordanp'
I propose, il God will help me. in "A
very practical way, TO ask if IT is such
- difficult thing 20 get along without
the religion of Jesus Christ when things
are comparatively smooth. what will
we do without Christ amid the over
misfortunes and disasters of life that
may come upon Us? If troubles. slow
~ footmen, surpass us, what will we
do when they take the feet of horses?
and If now in our lifetime we are
beaten back and submerged of sorrows
because we have not the religion of
Jesus to comfort us, what will we do
when we stand in death, and we feel
all around about us 1.-The swelling Jor-
The fact that you have come
here. my brother, nay sister, show that
you have some things you believe in
with myself. You believe
that
THERE Is A GOD.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-12

A Min1ehana county armers' alliance
formed at Sioux Falls, Is Offered by IL. W..
Smith, president, l.. s. Gage, vice president;
z. y. Sherman, secretary. and ] T. Lee
treasurer.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-12

BRooKLYN, Feb. 27.-The subject OF
DIR. Talmage's sermon this morning
WAS.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-12
THE SWELLING or JORDAN

THE SWELLING or JORDAN
and his text Jeremiah Oh. y, V. 5:
'If thou has. run with the f%ootmeb, AID
they have wearied thee, then how canst thou
contend with the horses and If Ia the land Of
peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied
thee, then how wilt thou do la the swelling of
Jordan"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-12
The SWELLING OF JORDAN.

Dv. Talmage Opens Yesterdays Sermon
With an Allusion to Newspaper
Forgery.
Jremiah's .~atienoe With the Troubles
of Life
A Practical Lesson Drawn From Them and
Applied
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-12
QUIT THIS LIFE.

However sound our health may be, il
must break down; however good cur
title may be 10 houses, land, and es-
! iates. we must surrender them. We
| will hear a voice bidding Us away
from all these places. We will have
to start on a pilgrimage from which we
can never come back. We will have
seen for the last time the evening star.
| and watched the last summer cloud,
| and felt the breath OF the
spring wind for the last time. Hands
! OF loved ones may be stretched ont to
hold us back, but they cannot--go we
must. About all other exits and
changes we may triile, but not about
this. Stupendous moment OF lfe-4nit
ting. Oh, when the great tides OF eter'
nity arise about us, and fill the sou
and surround it. and sweep it out TO
wards rapture or woe. ah, that will be
s.the swelling of Jordan!' l kno"
people sometimes talk very merrily
abont the departure from this life.
am sorry to hear it. But men do MAKE
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-12

joked a great deal about it, but when
it came he shivered with horror. Many
an infidel has scofed at the idea OF
fearing a future world, but lying upon
his pillow in the last hour his teeth
have chartered in terror. | saw. in
Westminster Abbey, an epitaph which
a post ordered to be put upon his
tomb.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-12
Life is a jest,
And al things show II.
| thought 40 once,
But now | know It,"

l thought how inapt that. in a place
OF sepulchre, men should try their wit
tiicisms. A great German having re-
jected Christ. in his last moment said:
Give me light, give ne light" On.
we may be smart with II witticism
about the last hour; but when it comes,
ana the tides are rising, and the surf
is beating, and the winds are bowling,
will each one, my brethren, find for
himself, that it is
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-01
The Turf,

LAroslA, May 2s.-Attendancs large;
~! !ane; track good.
sven iurlongs, handicap. Handy Andy
|.,on Alamo second, John Henry third.
line, l:30A.
seven iurlongs. Malaria won, Biddy
|iSoosshng second, Jim Nave third. lime,
D. lilies, three years old, mile. Katie won,
Ip'a second, Catalpa third. Time, 1:34.
No.year.ods, five furlongs-Santa Lane
Trvn' huntress second, Jack each third.
Nile and three ,sixteenths-Lucky B. led
,Aart but atthe stand Long Stopper was
w. engths in advance. Down the stretch
~ horses punched, Long Stopper in his
,.s ,ass Lucky B. was shut out by Fosterial
Nv NV ,rlormore, who raced under the wire
py side, War Sign third. The judges
rrased a Fosteral first, Florimore second.
s;a ;Ie, z;o3h. Lucky B. finished one-fourth
~ NJ and came back lame.
,aa ananreeyear-olds, nine furlongs. Clarion
N;s,, frorrastination second. Littrell
T.a. ya. Time, 1;32b.
st" YORK, May 2S.-The weather was
TrIerE T ! the afternoon at Gravesend.
", ,"yse-'yearolds and upward. Mark Land
| l1s Nnioan second, Climax third. Time,
hHTy and one furlong. Wickham won,
| LIZ oee second, Maggie ] third. Time,
u,v o.year-olds, three-quarter mile, Mer'
h;.sa won, Fitzgerald second, Fordham
mTb. m. Time, l;16b.
'nree-year.oldu m, e,v,+h ,-,;Io Y;ro
hrdI won won, Orifamme second, Miner Colt
Won siiear-olds, five furlongs. Kirmene
lO4 N'umner second, Auidan third. Time
ODD Ie. "na iurlong, Alex won, Suitor sec
e'rlea third. Time, 1:5sh.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-01
CHASING A sWINULEa.
Omcers ON . Fruttless Hunt for . Geld
Brick Artist.

Omcers on = Fruitless Hunt for Gold
Brick Artist.
Omaha special: A special officer from
Denver is in the city looking for W. N.
Tucker, who is wanted for a gold brick
swindle perpetrated about three years ago.
The man who was confdenced by the swim
dler was also named Tucker. and he fell
into the trap easier because "Bill' Tucker
succeeded in apparently establishing rela-
tiopship. He was induced to purchase a
brick supposed to be worth $85, 200 for
$500. The brick was skilfully made and
had an apparently genuine stamp from the
mill upo1 it.
As soon as Tucker had turned the brick
he disappeared. The officers tracked him to
Texas but lost him there. The next heard
of him wasi in Douglass, Wyoming, where he
was conducting one of the most faFing OF
the hurdy -gurdy houses. With the contem'
plation OF permanently locating in Doug
lass Tucker invested in two or three lots
and constructed two buildings. The Denver
officers then heard of him and telegraphed
from Chadron, to which place they had
gone, to hold him. The telegraph operator
told Tucker, and gave him time to disap-
pear. The town turne out and assisted
the officers in securing the immediate
country, but they found no trace except
that solitary horseman had been OBJ
served riding rapidly east OF Douglas early
that morning, and he seemed to be striking
for the north Recently it was learned that
Tucker lad been seen in Omaha.